Where does “kreische” come from?

kreische (Hunsrik) comes from Middle High German krīschen, from Old High German krīskan, from Proto-West Germanic *krīskan, from Proto-Germanic krīskaną, from Proto-Indo-European grey- — to shout.

kreische (Hunsrik): to scream; to cry

Definitions

  1. to scream; to cry

Ancestry of “kreische”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankrīschen—
2Old High Germankrīskan—
3Proto-West Germanic*krīskanto scream, screech
4Proto-Germanickrīskanąto scream, shout, screech
5Proto-Indo-Europeangrey-to shout
Every word from Proto-Indo-European grey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krīskaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *krīskan →